After passing that large flat rock, you will see the camp of Niu Jiao Niang and her friends.

This is a shabby, makeshift camp.

There was a stove made of mud, a tent with several holes in it, a cart without wheels, and a torn red pennant...

But no orcs.

Marlowe came to an open-air stove, squatted down and dug away the snow, pinched the black residue in the stove and said, "Look at this trace... They should have disappeared for a long time!"

The fox-eared girl closed her eyes and felt it, but finally shook her head helplessly.

Niu Jiao Niang's eyes were red and she covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud.

"You mean, the orcs here left but didn't take anything?"

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Niu Jiao Niang actually no longer had any hope. She had almost exhausted all the places she could find the item. If she couldn't find it now, it would be very likely that she would be in great danger.

As for Zhang Feng's promise, which was signed in the contract, Niu Jiao Niang naturally did not forget it. Besides, she was not a person who would go back on her word.

Zhang Feng muttered to himself subconsciously, but after feeling the resentful gazes from behind, Zhang Feng quickly changed his words: "Ahem, that's not right. Some orcs are still very smart, like our Xiaotang and Xiao Amy, who are very smart."

Zhang Feng was surprised, because this was not gold ore, but already refined, glittering gold! "Is there something like this in this cave?"

Zhang Feng was a little surprised.

"What's wrong?"

"Just tell me whether you want it or not."

Two hours later, no one had discovered anything.

“I haven’t been there either…”

By then, what awaited them was not the slave-catching team, but the private soldiers of the nobles! It was not impossible to attract the regular armies of the two countries! The man was innocent, but he was guilty of possessing the treasure! And Niu Jiao Niang could actually see this, Zhang Feng was really surprised.

"Could it be that he was taken away by the slave-catching squad?"

Niu Jiao Niang pointed at the dark cave entrance and said.

"There are no signs of fighting here. Logically speaking, it is more likely that they left on their own..."

"Today's expedition ends here. Let's go back to Red Leaf City first. As for the situation of these orcs, I will keep an eye on it."

Zhang Feng might not care about one or two, but with so many, as long as he has no problem with his brain, he must take them home. If he didn't find the mysterious crystal mine, it wouldn't be a loss to find these! As for the question of whether there is an owner here, the answer is yes, but what if there is an owner? Anyway, there is no one here now. Don't blame Zhang Feng if you don't protect it well.

Marlowe frowned, somewhat confused as to what had happened here.

However, this is just the beginning.

Ma Luo squatted down, picked up a shiny object and handed it to Zhang Feng.

If he had been stopped before entering, Zhang Feng would definitely not have come in again, but now - just move it and it's done! "Huh? This... is the mysterious crystal!"

"It's a bit strange..."

The cave can still go down, but the smell of sulfur is getting stronger and stronger. Zhang Feng guessed that there must be magma below. There is no need to take any more risks. Today's harvest is already sufficient.

Normally, this amount of food would not be enough for the entire winter, but there is still a lot left. Calculating the time, it should have been about a month ago, when it was snowing heavily.

"Zhang Feng, let me take you to see the crystal mine first."

Zhang Feng spoke unhappily.

"We are not good at mining, and...if we really occupy this crystal mine, it may not only be the slave-hunting team that is waiting for us..."

"Thanks!"

"Hey, Zhang Feng, I found this diamond. Does it belong to me?"

Zhang Feng was a little scared, but since he was here, he couldn't be a coward! The group walked for a full hour and still hadn't reached the bottom. Zhang Feng originally thought that the entrance to the cave was big enough, but he didn't expect that the cave was like a pocket, and it was getting bigger and bigger inside.

Crystal ore looks exactly as it does when it is mined, and crystal is very fragile. If you don't have some skills, what you might get out of it is a pile of crystal slag.

When Zhang Feng came over, he looked at the red transparent crystal with many faces and said in shock:

"It seems possible... But I have never been to Luoyan Kingdom, so I am not familiar with it..."

At this point, it seems like these orcs are in great danger.

The Fire Wing Mountains are very large, and it is impossible for Zhang Feng and his men to turn the entire mountains upside down. They can only use this camp as the center and slowly search around. If no clues are found before dark, Zhang Feng will order an evacuation. He cannot put his people in danger for the sake of these orcs whose life or death is unknown.

"Since it's mine, I'll give it to you!"

"Well, I found crystals here before, and more than one. The crystal mine you are talking about should be this one..."

Only those who lack strength will restrain themselves. If they have strength, of course they will take everything they can.

"But, it seems that they didn't take anything..."

"Yes, that's what I mean, but this is the best situation at the moment..."

"Ah? Diamonds? Are they precious?"

"yes!"

The ox-horned lady came over.

Hearing what Marlowe said, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in Niujiao Niang's eyes.

"This... diamond! Oh my god, it's so big!"

And this is not an ordinary crystal mine, it is a mysterious crystal that contains the mysterious power that the witch needs!

Zhang Feng gathered everyone together, and then with Niu Jiao Niang as the leader, they walked for an hour after many twists and turns before reaching their destination.

But the fox-eared girl didn't answer.

Everyone has discovered something.

"This is... Sapphire!"

Rumble~ In the twilight, "Red Leaf Steam No. 1" slowly disappeared in the Fire Wing Mountains.

"Do you think it could be the slave-hunting team from the other side?"

"Why did you give it to me?"

Zhang Feng looked at Niu Jiao Niang and Felix strangely.

If these orcs were to be exposed after mining the crystal mines, it would definitely cause madness among humans. Various disputes often occur over owned mines. This kind of mine, which is not registered in the Buck Kingdom, would definitely become a battleground for the great nobles.

These crystals all looked intact and there were quite a few of them, numbering in total hundreds, large and small.

West of the Fire Wing Mountains? "Zhang Feng, are you talking about the Falling Flame Kingdom?"

"Don't be impulsive. This is just my guess. Maybe they just found a better place to live... Never mind. I don't believe it myself. Let's split up and look for clues. Oh, and don't go too far!"

"Um?"

Moreover, Zhang Feng also discovered mysterious crystals. These mysterious crystals are right next to this "gem mountain". If you don't look carefully, you will really overlook them.

"Well, this kind of thing itself is not very valuable because there are a lot of reserves. But in my hometown, diamonds are given the name of love by those unscrupulous businessmen and become so-called tokens of love..."

"Yes, although I don't know the overall strength of King Luo Yan and whether the slave-hunting team has the ability to come here, but this is also a possibility, isn't it?"

Everyone immediately started to act separately.

Zhang Feng quickly greeted everyone.

Zhang Feng suddenly pointed to the west.

The wolf-eared girl next to her turned and left, she was going to look for diamonds.

The fox-eared girl opened her mouth slightly. The Fire Wing Mountains are the dividing line between the Baker Kingdom and the Luoyan Kingdom. To the west of the mountains is the Luoyan Kingdom, and to the east is the Buck Kingdom.

Zhang Feng nodded.

But as if she knew what Zhang Feng was thinking, Niu Jiao Niang pointed at Felix who had been silent.

"What's settled?"

"certainly."

By the time everyone arrived at the cave entrance, it was already dark.

Zhang Feng was a little curious. If they could occupy a crystal mine, then the lives of them orcs would definitely improve a lot. No, this was no longer an improvement, but a revolutionary change. After all, crystal was a luxury sought after by the nobles!

However, the atmosphere was not right right now, so the three of them did not interact much.

Zhang Feng smiled and was about to return the diamond to the Fox-eared Girl. Although the diamond shocked him, the mysterious crystal was more important to Zhang Feng. Besides, it was originally picked up by the Fox-eared Girl. If she wanted it, Zhang Feng would naturally not refuse to give it to her.

“Ah, this…”

Everyone shook their heads. Many of them had not even traveled all the way to the Buck Kingdom. The Luoyan Kingdom on the other side of the Fire Wing Mountains was indeed a bit far away.

Felix said as he looked at the familiar pile of food.

Malo opened the tent, and Zhang Feng and others saw that there were still many daily necessities in the tent.

After hearing these words, the fox-eared girl and the wolf-eared girl hugged Zhang Feng's arms tightly on the left and right.

So Zhang Feng chose to enter.

"This... I've been here before, and I didn't notice it!"

Then, Marlowe's next words instantly shattered her hopes.

Zhang Feng explained with some regret.

"These are what Felix taught me."

The fox-eared girl looked at Zhang Feng with watery eyes, a little shy on her little face.

"And then you were picked up by the slave squad."

But, not discovering anything is the greatest discovery.

Zhang Feng was a little surprised that Niu Jiao Niang had not forgotten her promise at this time! I have to say that her character is really good.

Zhang Feng looked at his watch. It was already past four in the afternoon and it was getting dark.

"Is this the place?"

Looking at the huge cave in front of him, Zhang Feng always felt a chilly wind and was a bit creepy.

Niu Jiao Niang clenched her fists and spoke angrily.

"Let's go back!"

If it was a sunny day, there would still be some possibility, but judging from these traces, these orcs disappeared for some time. It was snowing heavily at that time, and there were only sunny days in the past few days, so the timing doesn't match.

The fox-eared girl stood in front of Zhang Feng with her hands behind her back and asked in a coquettish manner.

Not seeing the corpses is the best case scenario. At least it seems there is still a glimmer of hope. Although the probability of these orcs surviving is very small, at least there is hope here.

The orcs were still leading the way in front, and Zhang Feng was protected in the middle. With the light of the torch, he could see that the cave went downwards and was very large, but other than that, it had no other features.

"This is a token of love!"

The two were also confused. If they really saw this kind of finished gold, they would definitely not let it go. After all, it was hard currency! Just such a small piece could definitely improve their lives a lot! Niu Jiao Niang even doubted whether she had really missed it before.

Zhang Feng shook his head. It was really hard to comfort someone about this kind of thing.

Although he is not in any danger now, Zhang Feng does not think that the Fire Wing Mountains are that simple, otherwise a caravan would have opened up a trade route from here long ago.

Marlowe suddenly spoke up.

Neither the Ox-Horned Lady nor the Lion Beastman objected. They had seen too many cases of life and death and separation, so they couldn't say they were used to it, but they could still bear it.

Of course, this is not the most important reason.

"Eh? There's gold!"

"Lord City Lord, gold."

The lion beastman strode over. Compared to the ox-horned woman, he was much calmer, although his face also looked very unhappy.

It doesn't look like it was formed naturally. Could it be that people or orcs lived here before? Zhang Feng was a little curious, but he hadn't encountered any problems so far, which made him feel a little relieved.

…

"Huh? There's gold!"

Everyone was stunned.

Zhang Feng was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this lion beastman who looked like a rough man was surprisingly delicate. He could hold back such an enviable benefit in front of him! To be honest, everyone understands the truth, but being able to restrain one's desires is rare and precious.

Marlowe didn't say the rest of the words, but no one present was a fool and everyone understood what he meant.

Zhang Feng quickly packed up all these mysterious crystals.

"Plus, they control the mining rights, so this kind of diamond is sold at a very high price, especially this big one. It is probably almost as expensive as the largest diamond in our country, the 'Cullinan'!"

"It's impossible that he left on his own. Even if he left, he couldn't have left without taking the food. I stole this food from some human caravans - I borrowed it."

"good!"

The mysterious crystal mine has not been found yet, it's too big! It's great to have these mysterious crystals! There's plenty of time to look for them later! Strength lies in numbers. These gems, gold, etc., look like a lot, but with the efforts of so many orcs and wolf riders, they were soon emptied.

The fox-eared girl was holding a red transparent stone the size of a goose egg with some curiosity.

Marlowe shook his head.

…

"Oh My God!"

“Why don’t you mine?”

Zhang Feng shrugged.

"Let me see."

"This... isn't there magma underneath?"

Felix thought of his own experience, that of being deceived by humans. It was not impossible that these orcs were deceived and then ambushed by the slave-hunting team.

But the further you go in, the stronger the unique sulfur smell of the Fire Wing Mountains becomes.

"Hehe, it's settled then!"

Niujiao Niang slowly calmed down, but her expression was still desperate.

Zhang Feng immediately understood that the orcs were indeed not good at mining and needed someone to command them. Moreover, this crystal mine was very precious. It was not like those metal mines where one could just mine the raw ore and smelt it.

"Especially food. This is the most precious thing in winter, but no one took it away! So, I think it's a bit strange..."

Did they leave on their own? Did they not die?

"Could it be that these orcs were deceived? Considering the orcs' intelligence, it seems possible..."

After seeing what was in front of them, everyone was stunned.

"yes!"

A small hill! A small hill made of all kinds of colorful gems and gold coins! "What are you all standing there for? Pack them up and take them away!"

“…”

"What is this? Crystal? It doesn't look like it!"

If they were really a slave-hunting team, they would definitely fight even if they tricked these orcs out, but there were no signs of fighting nearby.

"And this diamond is the most precious red diamond of all diamonds! If I take it home, I think those people will go crazy..."

Zhang Feng asked doubtfully.

"But don't worry, I will keep an eye on the situation here. When I get back, I will issue tasks and collect information from here. Whether these orcs are dead or alive, I will try my best to give you an answer."

Zhang Feng asked again.

"If they really are the ones who have captured my people, I will make them pay the price! I'm going to the Luoyan Kingdom!"

Many people didn’t quite understand, including the Fox-Eared Girl, but she understood the words “love” and “token of love”.

The fox-eared girl smiled happily.

"Probably not. The largest slave-catching team around here should be the one from More City. But at this time of year, even the slave-catching team from More City doesn't dare to go out..."

Horned Lady: “…”

The fox-eared girl kept the secret.

Several people turned their eyes to Zhang Feng. They rarely saw anything that could make Zhang Feng lose his composure.

"Of course I want it since it's a gift from you."

It seems that Felix is ​​not a simple person either!

At the same time, in the deepest part of the cave in the Fire Wing Mountains, that place that is like an abyss, if Zhang Feng could get here, he would find that it is almost the same as he imagined, a piece of fiery red magma!

The magma bubbles from time to time, and the strong smell of sulfur fills the air.

Sudden.

Crash! The magma separated.

Swish! A huge yellow vertical pupil appeared!